Investor attacks low returns from Defence housing
A Canberra investor leasing her property to Defence Housing Australia claims the rent she is receiving continues to fall despite a booming market.
Beware the complacency bubble
Stretched asset valuations around the world may be a worry for investors, but in this bull market it's not enough reason to sell.
ANZ raises rates after rise in lending
ANZ is the latest major bank to raise interest rates for interest-only property investors as new evidence shows lending by banks rose 7 per cent in March.
Get active returns at a passive price
The active-versus-passive investment debate has flared up again but there is a way to get both.
All signs point to end of housing boom
Sydney and Melbourne price growth will cool for the remainder of 2017 as interest rate hikes combined with credit growth restraints have helped rein in the irrational exuberance.But there's one missing piece in the price puzzle.
Here's what happens if negative gearing is capped
Limiting the use of negative gearing to $10,000 would affect 300,000 families and raise an extra $1.5 billion in revenue a year, modelling s...
Bank giants' new clampdown on rates
Major subsidiaries of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank are clamping down on property investors by raising rates or...
You could be rich and not even know it
Australians are being urged to check if they have unclaimed cash in shares, bank and insurance accounts.
Loan tips give hairdressers a fringe benefit
Hairdressers and football clubs are sharing in nearly $70 million in commissions paid by lenders for promoting their mortgages to potential ...
Inherit your spouse's pension with no hitches
The new super rules from July 1 will make death benefit pensions much trickier - get it right by checking the small print.
